Obituaries
Tuscarawas County, Ohio Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Dover, Strasburg, Tuscarawas County, Ohio & Surrounding Areas
Debra K. Porterfield
Apr 19, 2008
Debra K. Porterfield 56, of Indianapolis died Saturday, April 19, 2008, in Methodist Hospital surrounded by her family. She was the culinary arts/food industry teacher at McKenzie Career Center, where she had been employed for 19 years, and where her Lawrence Township students operated Bernie's Place, a restaurant open to the public. Before moving to Indiana with her family, she...
Niles G. Urfer Sr.
Apr 19, 2008
Niles G. Urfer Sr., 94, of New Philadelphia died Saturday, April 19, 2008 in the Country Club Retirement Center at Dover. He was retired from the New Philadelphia Schools as a Custodian and he had also worked at Marsh Chalkboard. He was a member of the First United Church of Christ, Lions Club, IOOF Lodge and the Moose Club all...
William E. Lieser
Apr 17, 2008
William E. "Bill" Lieser, 82, of Dover, died Thursday, Apr. 17, 2008, surrounded by his loving family. Born, May 21, 1925, in Dover, he was the son of the late Earl S. and Augusta Minger Lieser. Bill graduated from Dover High School and went on to serve honorably in the U.S. Army during the Second World War. He was a...
Charles Stephens Baker
Apr 14, 2008
Charles Stephens Baker, 80, of Beach City, died Monday, April 14, 2008 after an extended illness. Born in Belaire, Ohio, on July 9, 1927, he was the son of Wilbur and Ida Mae (Stephens) Baker. He attended school in Mineral City and graduated from Strasburg- Franklin High School in 1947. After serving in the U.S. Navy for two years, Charles...
Nova E. Harmon
Apr 12, 2008
Nova E. Harmon, 91, of New Philadelphia, died Saturday, April 12, 2008 at Schoenbrunn Health Care in New Philadelphia after a brief illness. Born September 14, 1916 in Sherrodsville, Ohio she was the daughter of the late Denny and Iva (German) Dougherty. She married Robert Harmon, on July 19, 1941 in Texas. Robert preceded her in death on September 23,...
James E. Craig
Apr 10, 2008
James E. Craig Jr., 74, of New Philadelphia, died peacefully at Union Hospital on Thursday, April 10, 2008 with his family at his side, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born March 27, 1934 in Canonsburg, PA, he was the son of the late James and Virginia Craig, who preceded him in death. Jim was a 1952 graduate of Chartiers...
C. Sumner Mullet
Apr 8, 2008
C. Sumner Mullet, 89, of Beach City died suddenly from injuries he sustained at his home on Tuesday, April 8, 2008. He was retired from Openings Inc. in Canton, formerly known as Interstate Sash and Door Co., after 40 years of service. Born March 20, 1919 in Strasburg he was a son of the late Clarence and Maude Correll Mullet....
Herman Benjamin Rieker
Apr 7, 2008
Herman Benjamin Rieker, Chief Master Sergeant, USAF Retired, 89. On Monday, April 7, 2008 while at home in Tampa, Florida surrounded by his loving family, friends and caregivers, Ben peacefully joined his Lord. He will be greatly missed by Betty, his devoted wife of 60 years; his brother, John Rieker (Margaret); and many very dear nephews, nieces, cousins, god-children, and...
Patricia J. Cole
Apr 6, 2008
Patricia J. "Pat" Cole, 65 of Allegan, Michigan and a former resident of Dover and Tucson, Arizona, died Sunday, April 6, 2008 in her Michigan home following a brief illness. She was born September 12, 1942 at Dover, the daughter of Sarah Clark Lester of Dover and the late Hebert F. Lester. Pat tended bar for many years and was...
Margaret M. Brechbiel
Apr 3, 2008
Margaret M. Brechbiel, 85, of the Park Village Health Care Center and formerly of Phoenix Drive, Dover died Thursday, April 3, 2008 following an extended illness. Born August 21, 1922 in Kearney, Nebraska, she was the daughter of the late Fred J. and Hazel (Mastin) Buddemeier. Margaret was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ at Dover. She...
Carl E. Sullie
Apr 2, 2008
Carl E. Sullie, 84, of Dover, died Wednesday, April 2, 2008 in his home. He was born January 18, 1924 at Dover, the son of the late Julius & Mary Gyurgyovics Sullie. He was a graduate of the former St. Joseph High School at Dover and went on to study his trade at Coyne Electrical School, now known as Coyne...
Martha N. Byer
Mar 31, 2008
Martha N. Byer, 86, of Dover passed away on March 31, 2008, at Hennis Care Centre after a short illness. Born on May 18th, 1921 in Greendale, OH, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Bernice (Ralph) Vaughn. She was a graduate of Dover High School. On May 2, 1941, she married Raymond Byer, who preceded her in...
Dorothea Alice Schupbach
Mar 31, 2008
Dorothea Alice Schupbach, 85, of Dover, died Monday, Mar. 31, 2008, in her home. Born, Nov. 24, 1922, in East Greenville, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Verda Edwards Jones. The family moved to Strasburg when Dorothea was a young girl. Dorothea's mother died in 1934, and her father, the Strasburg Marshal, was killed in an accident...
Benjamin J. Feutz
Mar 30, 2008
Benjamin J. Feutz, 90, of Dover died Sunday, March 30, 2008 at Union Hospital. Born August 3, 1917 in Dover he was a son of the late James and Flossie Haswell Feutz. His sister, Margaret Berlyoung, also preceded him in death. He retired from Ferris Chevrolet in New Philadelphia and had been a long time mechanic at the former Haas...
Robert Charles Jackson
Mar 29, 2008
Robert Charles "Bob" Jackson, 87, of Dover, died Saturday, March 29, 2008 at New Dawn Retirement Community following a period of declining health. A son of the late Raymond and Marcella (Kaufman) Jackson, Bob was born August 21, 1920 in Dover. He was a 1939 graduate of St. Joseph's High School in Dover and after graduation enlisted in the US...
Richard J. Herzig
Mar 28, 2008
Richard J. "Dick" Herzig, 82, of Dover died peacefully Friday afternoon, March 28, 2008 following a brief illness. Dick joined his father in law, John W. Toland in 1949 as a partner in the operation of the Toland-Herzig Funeral Homes. The business was established by Toland in 1929. For many years, Toland-Herzig also operated the ambulance service in Dover prior...
Janet H. Harding
Mar 27, 2008
Janet M. Harris Harding, age 95, passed away peacefully on March 27, 2008 at New Dawn Retirement Community in Dover where she resided the past five years. Born June 1, 1912 in Madison Heights, Virginia, Janet was the fifth of eight children born to the late George Thornhill Harris, M.D. and Genevieve B. Willis Harris. She graduated from Farmville (Virginia)...
Margaret L. Zifer
Mar 26, 2008
Margaret L. Zifer, 92, of the Country Club Retirement Center and formerly of Jaycee St., New Philadelphia died Wednesday, March 26, 2008 in the center. Born November 7, 1915 in Dover, she was the daughter of the late George and Vernice (Dunlap) Geyer. Margaret was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Dover. She was also involved in...
Frieda P. Neibert
Mar 25, 2008
Frieda P. Neibert, 82, of Dover, died Tues., Mar. 25, 2008, after a long illness. Born, Jun. 4, 1925, in Stone Creek, she was a daughter of the late George and Della Ott Muehlhoffer. Frieda was a loving homemaker, and also managed the Lawson's (later Dairy Mart) in Dover for over twenty years. She was a member of Grace Lutheran...
Sarah J. Ellwood
Mar 24, 2008
Lifelong Stone Creek resident, Sarah J. Ellwood, 83, died Monday, March 24, 2008 in the Park Village Health Care Center after a courageous battle with illness. Born May 12, 1924 at Stone Creek, she was the daughter of the late William & Edith Troyer Brown. Sarah was a hard worker, who, over the years, had worked at the former Alsco...
